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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
4
Mr. Fred Curtion, a well known local music teacher, returns to Shafter after vacation. Under the summer recreation program he will lead band from four to six on Fridays for children who were in band last year.
Mr and Mrs Jones Mettler hosted a dinner Thursday to honor Mrs Roland Mettler on her birthday. Attending were the Jones Mettlers with daughter Corrine and the Roland Mettlers with children Fredrick and Maufine.
Dr and Mrs O G O and Mr and Mrs John Jaco were weekend visitors in Loseles. Mrs Ohlsson visited with her brother while in the southland.
Guests at the Leonard Williams home for the Potato Festival included their daughter Melvina Rowell and her children from Avenal.
The Paneros disembarked in Rio De Janeiro on May 16 welcoming bands cheered as a 150 foot Christ statue loomed in Guanabara Bay. They toured Copacabana Sugar Loaf Don Pedro II museum and the airport site noted for proximity to downtown. May 22 they began the long return leg.
The Press erroneously omitted John Pat and Tom Kelly from a CSF honor roll list at Shafter High School. Their daughter and two sons were included in the honor roll while the CSF listing was corrected to note the family’s inclusion. Membership is the highest scholastic honor for high school students.
Mr and Mrs Paneto traveled from Bridgetown Barbados to Curacao Wilhelminstad visiting the Dutch Shell refinery and a wind powered water system. They observed a Pan American airliner from Miami to New York and then trains home to Shafter arriving June 4. Their voyage marks notable postwar travel by Shafter residents and Rotary representatives.
Charléne Kroeker observed her thirteenth birthday on June 13 with a party at her parents’ home, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Kroeker. Ice cream and a birthday cake were served as guests played games, with attendees Shirley Neufeld Ida Lovell Koenig Mary Crawford Dana Strauss and the honoree.
Miss Irene Tilley fifth grade teacher at Richland Elementary School returns from an enjoyable Alaska trip. She plans to stay in Seattle until the new school year begins.
Kenneth Pipkin hosts Mr and Mrs G Johnson and daughter Theolyn from Rolette North Dakota. The Johnsons stay a week and praise the trip. They are joined by another Johnson daughter Mrs Calaway her husband and daughter Thora Jo from Pixley.
Mrs. Robert Neuman and Mrs. Bert Neuman with children Jerry and Debbie spend a vacation at the Neumann cabin near Shaver Lake along with Mrs. Harvey Neuman.
The Kern Mosquito Abatement District spans 826 square miles and includes the cities of Arvin Bakersfield Greenfield Lamont and others plus areas along Kimberlina Road north of Shafter ten miles east of 99 and six miles west of Shafter.
Primary teacher at Richland School enjoys a summer trip to Alabama then visits Los Angeles for several weeks before returning to Shafter for the new school year.
Bill Brown and Bill Neessen piloted Robert Neuman's twin engine Cessna to Healdsburg last Saturday. Their passengers Marvin Neuman and Allen Anderson spent the weekend on the Russian River.
A readable weekly softball schedule lists games from Tuesday June 22 to Friday June 25 for primary and high school teams. Matches include Rio Bravo, American Legion, Food Town, Central Market, Shafter-Wasco Gin, and others. Mr C J Duncan returns to Shafter after LA stay. trained in tile and linoleum laying. associated with Bill Stoller at Home Appliance.
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